to yaad aauungaa main.

tum merii aaakh ke tevar na bhulaa paaoge 

ankahii baat ko samjhoge to yaad aauungaa main.

hamne khushiyon kii tarah dukh bhii ikatthe dekhe 

safaah-e-ziist ko paltoge to yaad aauungaa main.

isii andaaz mein hote the mukhaatib mujh se 

khat kisii aur ko likhoge to yaad aauungaa main.

sard raaton ke mahakate hue sannaaton mein 

jab kisii phool ko chuumoge to yaad aauungaa main.

ab tere ashk mai honthon se churaa letaa huun 

haath se khud inhen pochoge to yaad aauungaa main.

shaal pahnaayega ab kaun disambar mein tumhen 

baarishon mein kabhii bhiigoge to yaad aauungaa main.

aaj tum mahafil-e-yaaraan pe ho magaruur bahut 

jab kabhii toot ke bikhroge to yaad aauungaa main.

haadase aayenge jiivan mein to tum hoke nidhaal 

kisii deewaar ko thaamoge to yaad aauungaa main.

is mein shaamil hai merii bakht kii taariikii bhii 

tum siyaah rang jo pahanoge to yaad aauungaa main.

tumhiin ne ham ko sunaayaa na apna dukh varnaa

 

dayaar-e-gair mein kaise tujhe sadaa dete 

tuu mil bhii jaataa to tujhe ganvaa dete.

[dayaar-e-Gair=alien/unknown place; ganvaa denaa=to lose] 

tumhiin ne ham ko sunaayaa na apna dukh varnaa 

duaa wo karte ke ham aasamaan hilaa dete.

hamen ye zom rahaa ab ke vo pukaarenge 

unhen ye zid thii ke har baar ham sadaa dete 

[zom=illusion] 

vo teraa gam tha ki taasiir mere lahje kii 

ke jis ko haal sunaate use rulaa dete. 

[taasiir=effect; lahajaa=style] 

tumhen bhulaanaa hii avval to dastaaras mein nahiin 

jo ikhtiyaar bhii hotaa to kyaa bhulaa dete.

[avval=firstly; dastaaras=within reach; iKhtiyaar=control] 

tumhaarii yaad ne koii jawaab hii na diyaa 

mere khayaal ke aaasuu rahe sadaa dete.

sama’ton ko main taa-umr kostaa shayed

wo kuchh na kahate magar honth to hilaa dete.

[sama’ton=hearing power; taa-umr=life long; kosanaa=blame]